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{{redirect|Game Boy Gallery 2|the game that uses this name in Australia|[[Game & Watch Gallery]]}}
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|image=[[File:Game Watch Gallery 2 NA boxart.png|250px]]
|image=[[File:gameandwatch2.jpg|250px]][[File:Game Boy Gallery 2 JP cover.jpg|250px]]
|developer=[[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]], Million Colors, [[TOSE Software Co.|TOSE]]
|developer=[[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]], Million Colors, [[TOSE Software Co.|TOSE]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|released='''[[Game Boy]]'''<br>{{released|Japan|September 27, 1997|USA|1998}} '''[[Game Boy Color]]'''<br>{{released|USA|November 20, 1998<ref>[http://themushroomkingdom.net/games/gwg2 Date info of Game & Watch Gallery 2 (Game Boy Color) from TMK]</ref>|Australia|1998|Europe|1998}} '''[[Virtual Console#Nintendo 3DS|Virtual Console]] ([[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]])'''<br>{{released|Japan|March 21, 2012|Europe|May 3, 2012|Australia|May 3, 2012|USA|May 24, 2012}}
|release='''Game Boy:'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|September 27, 1997<ref> [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/agij/ Game Boy Gallery2]. ''Nintendo'' (Japanese). Retrieved December 4, 2024.</ref>}} '''Game Boy Color:'''<br>{{flag list|South Africa|November 1, 1998<ref>https://www.nintendo.com/en-za/Games/Game-Boy/Game-Watch-Gallery-2-265911.html</ref>|USA|November 18, 1998<ref>{{cite|language=en|deadlink=y|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20020221233433/http://gamespot.com:80/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2465317,00.html|title=Game Boy Color Gets Pushed Up|publisher=GameSpot|accessdate=October 9, 2024}}</ref>|Australia|1998|Europe|November 23, 1998<ref>October 21, 1998. [https://web.archive.org/web/20020605013102/http://gbstation.com/archives/oct98.html European CGB Release Date]. ''GameBoy Station''. Archived from [http://gbstation.com/archives/oct98.html the original]. Retrieved December 4, 2024.</ref>}} '''Virtual Console (3DS):'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|March 21, 2012<ref>Sebastian S. (March 17, 2012). [https://nintendo-online.de/3ds/news/9882/japan-game-watch-gallery-2-erscheint-naechste-woche Game & Watch Gallery 2 (eShop)]. ''Nintendo-Online'' (German). Retrieved December 4, 2024.</ref>|Europe|May 3, 2012<ref>Nintendo. [https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Virtual-Console-Nintendo-3DS-/Game-Watch-Gallery-2-275605.html Game & Watch™ Gallery 2]. ''Nintendo of Europe''. Retrieved December 4, 2024.</ref>|Australia|May 3, 2012<ref>Daniel Vuckovic (May 4, 2012). [http://www.vooks.net/nintendo-download-update-super-crotch-rocket/ Nintendo Download Update – Super Crotch Rocket]. ''Vooks''. Retrieved December 4, 2024.</ref>|USA|May 24, 2012<ref>Nintendo. [https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/4Q1oxTfImMGK3EphPJtC5bAz9DyaJhHI Game & Watch Gallery 2]. ''Nintendo of America''. Retrieved December 4, 2024.</ref>}}
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'''''Game & Watch Gallery 2''''' is the sequel to ''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]'' released in 1997 for the [[Game Boy]], and in 1998 for the [[Game Boy Color]]. The game included six revisions of classic Game & Watch games, one of which is not playable from the beginning and must be unlocked. It was not released in Europe or Australia until 1998 when it was re-released on the Game Boy Color, except in Japan.
 
'''''Game & Watch Gallery 2''''', known as '''''Game Boy Gallery 3''''' in Australia and '''''Game Boy Gallery 2''''' (ゲームボーイギャラリー2 ''Gēmu Bōi Gyararī 2'') in Japan, is a compilation game that was released for the [[Game Boy]] in 1997. Even though it is the sequel to ''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]'', it is actually the third game in the [[Game & Watch Gallery (series)|''Game & Watch Gallery'' series]]. The game includes six revisions of [[Game & Watch]] games, one of which is not playable from the beginning and must be unlocked. Like all the other ''Game & Watch Gallery'' games, the [[minigame]]s can be played in either Classic Mode or Modern Mode; the former is identical to the original release of the minigame, while the latter has been redone with characters of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] along with updated graphics, updated gameplay, and music. ''Game & Watch Gallery 2'' was rereleased as a [[Game Boy Color]] game in Europe and Australia, as well as North America, in 1998 but not in Japan. However, on September 9, 2020, an unreleased Japanese Game Boy Color version was leaked.
 
The game was rereleased on the [[Nintendo 3DS]]'s [[Virtual Console]] in Japan in March 2012; in Europe and Australia on May 3, 2012; and in North America on May 24, 2012.
 
==Stars==
Like the previous game, ''Game & Watch Gallery 2'' features a system to unlock bonus features. As before, the player earns a star every time they score 200 [[point]]s in a mode of a minigame, being able to earn up to five stars in each mode. The more stars the player earns, the more things they unlock in the [[Gallery Corner]]. The player unlocks a very hard mode called Star Mode after they reach 1,000 points in a Modern game. The player can earn a total of 120 stars.


==Games==
==Games==
Like all the other ''Game & Watch Gallery'' games, the [[Minigame]]s can be played in either Classic or Modern Mode; the former is identical to the original release of the minigame while the latter has been redone with recognisable ''Mario'' franchise characters.
*'''[[Parachute (Game & Watch)|Parachute]]''' – [[Mario]] must catch [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s, [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s, and [[Donkey Kong Jr.|Donkey Kong Jrs.]] in his rowboat as they float down with their parachutes.
*'''[[Helmet (Game & Watch)|Helmet]]''' – Mario or [[Wario]] must dodge various falling tools and collect [[coin]]s.
*'''[[Chef]]''' – [[Princess Peach|Peach]] must flip cooking items thrown into the air by the Mario Bros. with a pan and feed them to Yoshi. In Classic Mode, a chef needs to catch food items in his pan, or a mouse will grab them.
*'''[[Vermin]]''' – A Yoshi must protect six eggs from [[Fly Guy]]s, [[Koopa Paratroopa|Para Troopa]]s, and [[Boo|Boo Buddies]]. In Classic Mode, the player must keep moles out of a garden.
*'''[[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong]]''' – A remake of the Game & Watch version, in which Peach substitutes for [[Pauline]].
*'''[[Ball]]''' (unlockable) – The player must control a Yoshi, Mario, Wario, or [[Bowser|King Koopa]] as they juggle various objects. In Classic Mode, the player needs to juggle balls as long as they can.
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*'''[[Parachute]]''' - [[Mario]] must catch various characters including [[Donkey Kong Jr.]], [[Toad (character)|Toad]] and [[Baby Yoshi]]s in his rowboat as they float down with their parachutes.
*'''[[Chef (Game & Watch)|Chef]]''' - As [[Princess Peach|Peach]], flip cooking items thrown into the air by the Mario Bros. with a pan and feed them to [[Yoshi]].
*'''[[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong]]''' - A remake of the [[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Game & Watch Version]], in which [[Princess Peach|Peach]] substitutes for [[Pauline]].
*'''[[Helmet (Game & Watch)|Helmet]]''' - As Mario or [[Wario]], dodge various falling tools and collect [[Coin]]s.
*'''[[Vermin]]''' - As Yoshi, protect six eggs from [[Fly Guy]]s, [[Koopa Paratroopa|Paratroopa]]s, and [[Boo]]s.
*'''[[Ball]]''' - An unlockable game; control Yoshi, Mario, Wario, or [[Bowser]] as they juggle various objects.
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==Character appearances==
==Character appearances==
===[[Parachute]]===
===[[Parachute (Game & Watch)|Parachute]]===
*[[Mario]] (playable)
*[[Mario]] (playable)
*[[Toad]] (npc)
*[[Toad]] (NPC)
*[[Yoshi]] (npc)
*[[Yoshi]] (NPC)
*[[Donkey Kong Jr.]] (npc)
*[[Donkey Kong Jr.]] (NPC)
*[[Fishin' Lakitu]] (npc)
*[[Lakitu]] (NPC)
*[[Boo]] (npc)
*[[Boo|Boo Buddy]] (NPC)
*[[Bob-omb]] (enemy)
*[[Bob-omb]] (enemy)
*[[Boss Bass]] (boss)
*[[Cheep Cheep]] (enemy)


===[[Helmet (Game & Watch)|Helmet]]===
===[[Helmet (Game & Watch)|Helmet]]===
*[[Mario]] (playable)
*[[Mario]] (playable)
*[[Wario]] (playable)
*[[Wario]] (playable)
*[[Koopa Paratroopa]] (enemy)
*[[Koopa Paratroopa|Para Troopa]] (enemy)
*[[Fly Guy]] (enemy)
*[[Fly Guy]] (enemy)
*[[Podoboo]] (enemy)
*[[Lava Bubble|Podoboo]] (enemy)
*[[Thwomp]] (enemy)
*[[Thwomp]] (enemy)
*[[Princess Peach]] (npc)
*[[Toad]] (NPC)
*[[Toad]] (npc)


===[[Chef (Game & Watch)|Chef]]===
===[[Chef]]===
*[[Princess Peach]] (playable)
*[[Princess Peach]] (playable)
*[[Yoshi]] (npc)
*[[Yoshi]] (NPC)
*[[Mario]] (npc)
*[[Mario]] (NPC)
*[[Luigi]] (npc)
*[[Luigi]] (NPC)
*[[Baby Yoshi|Little Yoshi]] (NPC)


===[[Vermin]]===
===[[Vermin]]===
*[[Yoshi]] (playable)
*[[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] (playable)
*[[Fly Guy]] (enemy)
*[[Fly Guy]] (enemy)
*[[Koopa Paratroopa]] (enemy)
*[[Koopa Paratroopa|Para Troopa]] (enemy)
*[[Boo]] (enemy)
*[[Boo|Boo Buddy]] (enemy)
*[[Monty Mole]] (NPC)


===[[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong]]===
===[[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong]]===
*[[Mario]] (playable)
*[[Mario]] (playable)
*[[Princess Peach]] (npc)
*[[Princess Peach]] (NPC)
*[[Donkey Kong]] (boss)
*[[Donkey Kong]] (boss)
*[[Koopa Troopa]] (enemy)
*[[Koopa Troopa|Koopa]] (enemy)
*[[Koopa Paratroopa]] (enemy)
*[[Koopa Paratroopa|Para Troopa]] (enemy)


===[[Ball]]===
===[[Ball]]===
*[[Yoshi]] (playable)
*[[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] (playable)
*[[Mario]] (playable)
*[[Mario]] (playable)
*[[Wario]] (playable)
*[[Wario]] (playable)
*[[Bowser]] (playable)
*[[Bowser|King Koopa]] (playable)
*[[Bob-omb]] (enemy)
*[[Bob-omb]] (enemy)


==Gallery==
==Gallery Corner==
As the player collects stars, they will be able to access new features in the Gallery.
As the player collects stars, they are able to access new features in the Gallery Corner.


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|align=center|10
|Museum + Donkey Kong added to Museum
|Museum + ''Donkey Kong'' added to Museum
|-
|-
|align=center|15
|align=center|15
|New Game: Classic Ball
|New game: Classic ''Ball''
|-
|-
|align=center|20
|align=center|20
|Oil Panic added to Museum
|''Oil Panic'' added to Museum
|-
|-
|align=center|25
|align=center|25
|New Game: Modern Ball (Yoshi)
|New game: Modern ''Ball'' (Yoshi)
|-
|-
|align=center|30
|align=center|30
|Greenhouse added to Museum
|''Green House'' added to Museum
|-
|-
|align=center|35
|align=center|35
|New Game: Modern Ball (Mario)
|New game: Modern ''Ball'' (Mario)
|-
|-
|align=center|40
|align=center|40
|Lifeboat added to Museum
|''Life Boat'' added to Museum
|-
|-
|align=center|45
|align=center|45
|New Game: Modern Ball (Wario)
|New game: Modern ''Ball'' (Wario)
|-
|-
|align=center|50
|align=center|50
|Credits + Donkey Kong Jr. added to Museum
|Credits + ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' added to Museum
|-
|-
|align=center|55
|align=center|55
|Adds additional tracks to Music Room
|Additional tracks added to Music Room
|-
|-
|align=center|60
|align=center|60
|Tropical Fish added to Museum
|''Tropical Fish'' added to Museum
|-
|-
|align=center|70
|align=center|70
|Rain Shower added to Museum
|''Rain Shower'' added to Museum
|-
|-
|align=center|80
|align=center|80
|Spitball Sparky added to Museum
|''Spitball Sparky'' added to Museum
|-
|-
|align=center|100
|align=center|100
|New Game: Modern Ball (Bowser)
|New game: Modern ''Ball'' (King Koopa)
|-
|-
|align=center|120
|align=center|120
|Cast Credits
|Cast credits
|-
|}
 
Note: The [[Museum]] also includes the 16 Game & Watch titles from ''Game & Watch Gallery''{{'}}s Gallery. To unlock them, the player has to collect 120 stars and then connect ''Game & Watch Gallery 2'' to ''Game & Watch Gallery'' with a Game Link Cable and two [[Game Boy]]s.
 
==List of Museum games==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;text-align:center"
|-
!width="1%"|#
!width="13%"|Name
!width="36%"|Image
!width="50%"|Description
|-
|<small>NO.</small> 052
|''[[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong]]''
|[[File:G&WG2M_Donkey_Kong.png]]
|Released 6/3/1982
 
Multi Screen
 
Destroy DK's platform<br>to save Pauline.
|-
|<small>NO.</small> 051
|''[[Oil Panic]]''
|[[File:G&WG2M_Oil_Panic.png]]
|Released 5/28/1982
 
Multi Screen
 
Catch the drips and<br>pass it{{sic}} to your friend.
|-
|<small>NO.</small> 054
|''[[Greenhouse|Green House]]''
|[[File:G&WG2M_Greenhouse.png]]
|Released 12/6/1982
 
Multi Screen
 
Exterminate the bugs<br>from the flowers.
|-
|<small>NO.</small> 058
|''[[Life Boat]]''
|[[File:G&WG2_Lifeboat.png]]
|Released 11/25/1983
 
Multi Screen
 
Rescue the passengers<br>from a burning ship.
|-
|<small>NO.</small> 101
|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]''
|[[File:G&WG2M_Donkey_Kong_Jr.png]]
|Released 10/26/1982
 
New Wide Screen
 
Avoid traps and enemies.<br>The key frees papa!
|-
|<small>NO.</small> 104
|''[[Tropical Fish]]''
|[[File:G&WG2M_Tropical_Fish.png]]
|Released 7/8/1985
 
New Wide Screen
 
Save the fish and<br>return them to their tank.
|-
|<small>NO.</small> 057
|''[[Rain Shower]]''
|[[File:G&WG2M_Rain_Shower.png]]
|Released 8/10/1983
 
Multi Screen
 
Keep the wash<br>from being rained on.
|-
|<small>NO.</small> 201
|''[[Spitball Sparky]]''
|[[File:G&WG2M_Spitball_Sparky.png]]
|Released 2/7/1984
 
Super Color
 
Hit the balls and<br>destroy the blocks.
|}
 
==Gallery==
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
G&WG2 - logo JP.png|Japanese logo
SceneGW2.png|Group art
G&WG2 Modern Chef Yoshi.png|[[Yoshi]] (''Chef'')
G&WG2GameBoyColorTitleScreen.PNG|[[Game Boy Color]] title screen
</gallery>
 
==Reception==
{| class="wikitable reviews"
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|-style="background-color:#E6E6E6"
|Release
|Reviewer, Publication
|Score
|Comment
|-
|Nintendo 3DS
|Marcel van Duyn, [http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/eshop/game_and_watch_gallery_2_gbc Nintendo Life]
|8/10
|align="left"|''"As with the first game, Game & Watch Gallery 2 features a collection of several highly addictive score based games. There's a lot to do, and with both faithful ports and remakes being included in the same package you're sure to be entertained for a while as you attempt to earn all the stars available. And after that, maybe you can go in for seconds with the super hard difficulties."''
|-
|Game Boy Color
|Dexter Sy, [https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/11/24/game-watch-gallery-2 IGN]
|8/10
|align="left"|''"Overall, I am satisfied with Game & Watch Gallery 2. I grew up playing the original Game & Watches, and have several original Nintendo Game & Watch games still in my collection. For me, playing Game & Watch Gallery 2 was a trip down memory lane, but for a whole new generation of games, it represents a returning to the simplicity of past games. There's no need to sit for that extra five or ten minutes to finish a level, or to reach that difficult to find save point. Gamers can turn off their Game Boys when they want it, making this title ideal for short trips, or for people who simply want to be entertained and not feel like they are locked into the game for a certain period of time."''
|-
!colspan="4" style="background-color:silver; font-size:120%; text-align: center;"|Aggregators
|-style="background-color:#E6E6E6"
|colspan=2|Compiler
|colspan=2|Platform / Score
|-
|-
|colspan=2|GameRankings
|colspan=2|[https://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/574704-game-and-watch-gallery-2/index.html 74.64%]
|}
|}
{{br}}
{{br}}
Note: The Museum also includes the 16 Game & Watch titles from ''Game & Watch Gallery's'' Gallery.  To unlock them, the player has to collect 120 stars, and then connect ''Game & Watch Gallery 2'' to ''Game & Watch Gallery''.


==Staff==
==Staff==
{{main|List of Game & Watch Gallery 2 staff}}
{{main|List of Game & Watch Gallery 2 staff}}


==Images==
==Media==
===Artwork===
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== Pre-release and unused content ==
===Early box art===
[[File:GnWG2 original box.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Early North American box art]]
An early print of the North American localization, released in extremely small quantities, used a different box art from that seen in later prints. In it, [[Yoshi]] has his appearance from ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', [[Princess Peach]] has a smiling expression, and [[Donkey Kong]] has his appearance from the original ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''. The final illustration, however, depicts Yoshi in his ''[[Super Mario World]]'' appearance, Peach with a worried expression, and Donkey Kong in his appearance from the [[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Game Boy version]] of ''Donkey Kong''.
 
===Unused data===
This content was found in the game's files, but part of it is available only through cheat codes.
 
====Gallery Corner====
<gallery>
G&WG2_Unused_Message_Board_BGM_Font.png|Unused BGM [[List of fonts|font]] from the Message Board
G&WG2_Unused_Message_Board_Font.png|Unused font also from the Message Board
G&WG2_Unused_Message_Ball_Unlock_Block.png|Unlock block from locked ''Ball''{{'}}s panel. Only two out of three of them are used.
G&WG2_Unused_Lowercase_Credits_Font.png|Unused lowercase font from the credits. In both staff and cast credits, the font is all in capitals.
</gallery>
 
====''Helmet''====
<gallery>
<gallery>
SceneGW2.png|Group Art
G&WG2_Modern_Helmet_Unused_Bob-Omb.png|Unused Bob-omb
ParachuteMario.png|Mario, in [[Parachute]].
G&WG2_Modern_Helmet_Unused_Boo.png|Unused Boo Buddy
VerminYoshi.png|Yoshi, hammering a Paratroopa in [[Vermin]]. The international version of this artwork replaces ''Zudohn'' with the equivalent English onomatopoeia ''BONK!''
G&WG2_Modern_Helmet_Unused_Dust.png|Unused dust sprite
HelmetMario.png|Mario dodges a falling mallet in [[Helmet (Game & Watch)|Helmet]].
G&WG2_Modern_Helmet_Unused_Peach_sprite.png|Unused Peach sprite
ChefPeach.png|Peach, cooking in [[Chef (Game & Watch)|Chef]].
G&WG2_Modern_Helmet_Unused_Small_Heart.png|Unused small heart
ToadG&W2Chef.JPG|Toad, about to eat his meal, from ''Chef''.
G&WG2_Modern_Helmet_Unused_Star.png|Unused faceless star
MarioGoomba.png|Mario, jumping over a Goomba.
G&WG2_Modern_Helmet_Unused_Small_Lava_Bubble.png|Unused small Podoboo
ToadHost.png|Toad, as a host.
</gallery>
</gallery>
===Screenshots===
 
====''Ball''====
<gallery>
<gallery>
G&WG2GameBoyTitleScreen.PNG|Original Game Boy title screen.
G&WG2_Modern_Ball_Unused_Peach_Variant.png|Unused Peach variant
G&WG2SuperGameBoyTitleScreen.PNG|[[Super Game Boy]]
G&WG2_Ball_Peach_Icon.png|Peach's icon from the game's character select
G&WG2GameBoyColorTitleScreen.PNG|[[Game Boy Color]]
G&WG2_Modern_Ball_Unused_Yoshi_Cookie.png|Unused squared Yoshi Cookie (from unused Peach variant)
G&WG2_Modern_Ball_Unused_Yoshi_Cookie2.png|Unused flower-shaped Yoshi Cookie (from unused Peach variant)
G&WG2_Modern_Ball_Unused_Yoshi_Cookie3.png|Unused round Yoshi Cookie (from unused Peach variant)
G&WG2_Modern_Ball_Unused_Birdo_Egg.png|Unused [[Birdo's Egg]] (Yoshi variant)
G&WG2_Modern_Ball_Unused_Conch_Shell.png|Unused conch shell (Yoshi variant)
G&WG2_Modern_Ball_Unused_Wincing_Bowser_Face.png|Unused wincing Bowser face
G&WG2_Mode_Select_Star_Mode_Ball.png|Unused Star Mode from Mode Select
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Media==
 
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====Miscellaneous====
<gallery>
G&WG2 Classic Star Mode Interrupt Save.png|Unused Classic Star Mode from Interrupt Save
G&WG2 Early Title Screen.png|Early title screen
</gallery>
 
==Art errors==
*Yoshi is shown as an [[Yoshi (species)|Orange Yoshi]] in the Game Boy Color version of ''Vermin'', presumably to make him visible within the handheld's display restrictions, even though the box and manual artworks and his sprite on the Game Select screen depict him with his proper green color. Additionally, the Yoshi in ''Ball'' is a Green Yoshi on the Super Game Boy and a Light Blue Yoshi on the Game Boy Color.
**Similarly, although the Yoshi seen in ''Parachute'' is an adult Green Yoshi, the manual art for that game shows a yellow Little Yoshi in Mario's boat instead.
**Also, the accompanying art for ''Chef'' depicts Toad being a waiter and having his mouth water as Peach is flipping eggs and fish from a frying pan, as well as another artwork depicting Toad with a slab of meat in front of him and obviously planning on eating it, even though Toad is absent from the game itself. Additionally, Peach is shown with a chef's hat, though in the game itself she wears [[Peach's Crown|her crown]].


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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*Depending on what Game Boy hardware the game is played on, it will display appropriate hardware for controls when selecting the mode for each game, except [[Game Boy Advance]], which will display a [[Game Boy Color]] regardless.
*Depending on what Game Boy hardware the game is played on, it displays appropriate hardware for controls when the mode for each game is selected, except for the [[Game Boy Advance]] and [[Game Boy Player]], which display a [[Game Boy Color]] regardless.
*On the game's original box art, a ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''-style [[Baby Yoshi]] is shown playing Vermin, and [[Princess Peach]] was smiling while playing [[Chef]]. [[Donkey Kong]] also looks different. On the cartridge art, though, which attempts at recreating the box art, the Yoshi shown is ''[[Super Mario World]]'' style, and Toadstool was having problems.
*After the player views the staff credits once (after attaining 50 stars), they can access the credits again at any time by holding Down on {{button|gbc|Pad}} in the "View the Gallery" option and pressing {{button|gbc|A}} or {{button|gbc|start}}. The player can also view the cast credits again by inputting the same button sequence, except they need to press Up on {{button|gbc|Pad}}.
*Despite a [[Green Yoshi]] playing Vermin on the box art, It is actually an [[Orange Yoshi]] in game.
*In the Game Boy Color version, the pause/Game Over menu's colors vary depending on the game/version. The border can also be changed by pressing {{button|gbc|B}}. These are the possible color pairs:
**Similarly, the accompanying art for Chef depicts Toad being a waiter and having his mouth water as Peach is flipping eggs and fish from a frying pan, even though Toad is absent from the game itself.
** ''Parachute'' &ndash; Blue and white for Modern and Classic versions
*After the player views the staff credits once (after attaining 50 stars), they can access the credits again at any time by holding down on {{button|gbc|Pad}} in the "View the Gallery" option and pressing {{button|gbc|A}} or {{button|gbc|start}}. The player can also view the cast credits again by inputting the same button sequence except they need to press up on {{button|gbc|Pad}}.
** ''Helmet'' &ndash; Black and orange (Area 1), grayish blue and white (Area 2), red and white (Area 3) in Modern version; orange and black in Classic version
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** ''Chef'' &ndash; Orange and white for Modern version and dark blue and white for Classic version
** ''Vermin'' &ndash; Red and white for Modern version and green and black for Classic version
** ''Donkey Kong'' &ndash; Orange and gray (Area 1), red and green (Area 2), green and dark blue (Area 3) for Modern version; green and black for Classic version
** ''Ball'' &ndash; Dark blue and white ([[Yoshi]] variant), orange and black ([[Mario]] variant), orange and blue ([[Wario]] variant), blue and yellow ([[Bowser|King Koopa]] variant); orange and black for Classic version
*This was the first handheld game featuring ''Super Mario'' characters that had its North American manual printed in full color. The manuals for Nintendo-published games on the Game Boy prior to fall 1998 were printed using {{wp|RG color models|two-tone}} {{wp|spot color}} palettes, using black and red inks for all games released through 1995, and black and white with green, blue, or purple used for the background and selected other elements from 1996 to 1998.


==References==
==References==
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*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/agij/ Japanese site]
*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/50010000009733 Japanese Virtual Console site]
*[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Game-Boy/Game-Watch-Gallery-2-265911.html Nintendo UK site]
*[https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/4Q1oxTfImMGK3EphPJtC5bAz9DyaJhHI North American site]
 
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[[de:Game & Watch Gallery 2]]

Latest revision as of 11:03, December 5, 2024

"Game Boy Gallery 2" redirects here. For the game that uses this name in Australia, see Game & Watch Gallery.
Game & Watch Gallery 2
Game & Watch Gallery 2 boxart
For alternate box art, see the game's gallery.
Developer Nintendo EAD, Million Colors, TOSE
Publisher Nintendo
Platform(s) Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Virtual Console (Nintendo 3DS)
Release date Game Boy:
Japan September 27, 1997[1]
Game Boy Color:
South Africa November 1, 1998[2]
USA November 18, 1998[3]
Australia 1998[?]
Europe November 23, 1998[4]
Virtual Console (3DS):
Japan March 21, 2012[5]
Europe May 3, 2012[6]
Australia May 3, 2012[7]
USA May 24, 2012[8]
Language(s)
Game Boy:
Japanese
Game Boy Color:
English (United States)
Genre Various
Rating(s)
ESRB:E - Everyone
ACB:G - General
Mode(s) Single player
Format
Game Boy:
Game Pak
Game Boy Color:
Game Pak
Nintendo 3DS:
Digital download
Input
Game Boy:
Game Boy Color:
Nintendo 3DS:
Serial code(s) Game Boy:
Japan DMG-AGIJ-JPN
Game Boy Color:
USA DMG-AGLE-USA
Europe DMG-AGLP-EUR
Japan DMG-AGLJ-JPN

Game & Watch Gallery 2, known as Game Boy Gallery 3 in Australia and Game Boy Gallery 2 (ゲームボーイギャラリー2 Gēmu Bōi Gyararī 2) in Japan, is a compilation game that was released for the Game Boy in 1997. Even though it is the sequel to Game & Watch Gallery, it is actually the third game in the Game & Watch Gallery series. The game includes six revisions of Game & Watch games, one of which is not playable from the beginning and must be unlocked. Like all the other Game & Watch Gallery games, the minigames can be played in either Classic Mode or Modern Mode; the former is identical to the original release of the minigame, while the latter has been redone with characters of the Super Mario franchise along with updated graphics, updated gameplay, and music. Game & Watch Gallery 2 was rereleased as a Game Boy Color game in Europe and Australia, as well as North America, in 1998 but not in Japan. However, on September 9, 2020, an unreleased Japanese Game Boy Color version was leaked.

The game was rereleased on the Nintendo 3DS's Virtual Console in Japan in March 2012; in Europe and Australia on May 3, 2012; and in North America on May 24, 2012.

Stars[edit]

Like the previous game, Game & Watch Gallery 2 features a system to unlock bonus features. As before, the player earns a star every time they score 200 points in a mode of a minigame, being able to earn up to five stars in each mode. The more stars the player earns, the more things they unlock in the Gallery Corner. The player unlocks a very hard mode called Star Mode after they reach 1,000 points in a Modern game. The player can earn a total of 120 stars.

Games[edit]

  • ParachuteMario must catch Toads, Yoshis, and Donkey Kong Jrs. in his rowboat as they float down with their parachutes.
  • Helmet – Mario or Wario must dodge various falling tools and collect coins.
  • ChefPeach must flip cooking items thrown into the air by the Mario Bros. with a pan and feed them to Yoshi. In Classic Mode, a chef needs to catch food items in his pan, or a mouse will grab them.
  • Vermin – A Yoshi must protect six eggs from Fly Guys, Para Troopas, and Boo Buddies. In Classic Mode, the player must keep moles out of a garden.
  • Donkey Kong – A remake of the Game & Watch version, in which Peach substitutes for Pauline.
  • Ball (unlockable) – The player must control a Yoshi, Mario, Wario, or King Koopa as they juggle various objects. In Classic Mode, the player needs to juggle balls as long as they can.

Character appearances[edit]

Parachute[edit]

Helmet[edit]

Chef[edit]

Vermin[edit]

Donkey Kong[edit]

Ball[edit]

Gallery Corner[edit]

As the player collects stars, they are able to access new features in the Gallery Corner.

Stars Unlockable
5 Music Room
10 Museum + Donkey Kong added to Museum
15 New game: Classic Ball
20 Oil Panic added to Museum
25 New game: Modern Ball (Yoshi)
30 Green House added to Museum
35 New game: Modern Ball (Mario)
40 Life Boat added to Museum
45 New game: Modern Ball (Wario)
50 Credits + Donkey Kong Jr. added to Museum
55 Additional tracks added to Music Room
60 Tropical Fish added to Museum
70 Rain Shower added to Museum
80 Spitball Sparky added to Museum
100 New game: Modern Ball (King Koopa)
120 Cast credits

Note: The Museum also includes the 16 Game & Watch titles from Game & Watch Gallery's Gallery. To unlock them, the player has to collect 120 stars and then connect Game & Watch Gallery 2 to Game & Watch Gallery with a Game Link Cable and two Game Boys.

List of Museum games[edit]

# Name Image Description
NO. 052 Donkey Kong Donkey Kong as it appears in the museum of Game & Watch Gallery 2 Released 6/3/1982

Multi Screen

Destroy DK's platform
to save Pauline.

NO. 051 Oil Panic Oil Panic as it appears in the museum of Game & Watch Gallery 2 Released 5/28/1982

Multi Screen

Catch the drips and
pass it[sic] to your friend.

NO. 054 Green House Greenhouse as it appears in the museumof Game & Watch Gallery 2 Released 12/6/1982

Multi Screen

Exterminate the bugs
from the flowers.

NO. 058 Life Boat Lifeboat as it appears in the museum of Game & Watch Gallery 2 Released 11/25/1983

Multi Screen

Rescue the passengers
from a burning ship.

NO. 101 Donkey Kong Jr. Donkey Kong Jr. as it appears in the museum of Game & Watch Gallery 2 Released 10/26/1982

New Wide Screen

Avoid traps and enemies.
The key frees papa!

NO. 104 Tropical Fish Tropical Fish as it appears in the museum of Game & Watch Gallery 2 Released 7/8/1985

New Wide Screen

Save the fish and
return them to their tank.

NO. 057 Rain Shower Rain Shower as it appears in the museum of Game & Watch Gallery 2 Released 8/10/1983

Multi Screen

Keep the wash
from being rained on.

NO. 201 Spitball Sparky Spitball Sparky as it appears in the museum of Game & Watch Gallery 2 Released 2/7/1984

Super Color

Hit the balls and
destroy the blocks.

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Game & Watch Gallery 2.

Reception[edit]

Reviews
Release Reviewer, Publication Score Comment
Nintendo 3DS Marcel van Duyn, Nintendo Life 8/10 "As with the first game, Game & Watch Gallery 2 features a collection of several highly addictive score based games. There's a lot to do, and with both faithful ports and remakes being included in the same package you're sure to be entertained for a while as you attempt to earn all the stars available. And after that, maybe you can go in for seconds with the super hard difficulties."
Game Boy Color Dexter Sy, IGN 8/10 "Overall, I am satisfied with Game & Watch Gallery 2. I grew up playing the original Game & Watches, and have several original Nintendo Game & Watch games still in my collection. For me, playing Game & Watch Gallery 2 was a trip down memory lane, but for a whole new generation of games, it represents a returning to the simplicity of past games. There's no need to sit for that extra five or ten minutes to finish a level, or to reach that difficult to find save point. Gamers can turn off their Game Boys when they want it, making this title ideal for short trips, or for people who simply want to be entertained and not feel like they are locked into the game for a certain period of time."
Aggregators
Compiler Platform / Score
GameRankings 74.64%

Staff[edit]

Main article: List of Game & Watch Gallery 2 staff

Media[edit]

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Pre-release and unused content[edit]

Early box art[edit]

The original box art for Game & Watch Gallery 2
Early North American box art

An early print of the North American localization, released in extremely small quantities, used a different box art from that seen in later prints. In it, Yoshi has his appearance from Yoshi's Story, Princess Peach has a smiling expression, and Donkey Kong has his appearance from the original Donkey Kong. The final illustration, however, depicts Yoshi in his Super Mario World appearance, Peach with a worried expression, and Donkey Kong in his appearance from the Game Boy version of Donkey Kong.

Unused data[edit]

This content was found in the game's files, but part of it is available only through cheat codes.

Gallery Corner[edit]

Helmet[edit]

Ball[edit]

Miscellaneous[edit]

Art errors[edit]

  • Yoshi is shown as an Orange Yoshi in the Game Boy Color version of Vermin, presumably to make him visible within the handheld's display restrictions, even though the box and manual artworks and his sprite on the Game Select screen depict him with his proper green color. Additionally, the Yoshi in Ball is a Green Yoshi on the Super Game Boy and a Light Blue Yoshi on the Game Boy Color.
    • Similarly, although the Yoshi seen in Parachute is an adult Green Yoshi, the manual art for that game shows a yellow Little Yoshi in Mario's boat instead.
    • Also, the accompanying art for Chef depicts Toad being a waiter and having his mouth water as Peach is flipping eggs and fish from a frying pan, as well as another artwork depicting Toad with a slab of meat in front of him and obviously planning on eating it, even though Toad is absent from the game itself. Additionally, Peach is shown with a chef's hat, though in the game itself she wears her crown.

Trivia[edit]

GWG2 GB Mode.png
The Game Boy displays a Game Boy.
GWG2 GBC Mode.png
The Game Boy Color displays a Game Boy Color.
  • Depending on what Game Boy hardware the game is played on, it displays appropriate hardware for controls when the mode for each game is selected, except for the Game Boy Advance and Game Boy Player, which display a Game Boy Color regardless.
  • After the player views the staff credits once (after attaining 50 stars), they can access the credits again at any time by holding Down on +Control Pad in the "View the Gallery" option and pressing A Button or Start Button. The player can also view the cast credits again by inputting the same button sequence, except they need to press Up on +Control Pad.
  • In the Game Boy Color version, the pause/Game Over menu's colors vary depending on the game/version. The border can also be changed by pressing B Button. These are the possible color pairs:
    • Parachute – Blue and white for Modern and Classic versions
    • Helmet – Black and orange (Area 1), grayish blue and white (Area 2), red and white (Area 3) in Modern version; orange and black in Classic version
    • Chef – Orange and white for Modern version and dark blue and white for Classic version
    • Vermin – Red and white for Modern version and green and black for Classic version
    • Donkey Kong – Orange and gray (Area 1), red and green (Area 2), green and dark blue (Area 3) for Modern version; green and black for Classic version
    • Ball – Dark blue and white (Yoshi variant), orange and black (Mario variant), orange and blue (Wario variant), blue and yellow (King Koopa variant); orange and black for Classic version
  • This was the first handheld game featuring Super Mario characters that had its North American manual printed in full color. The manuals for Nintendo-published games on the Game Boy prior to fall 1998 were printed using two-tone spot color palettes, using black and red inks for all games released through 1995, and black and white with green, blue, or purple used for the background and selected other elements from 1996 to 1998.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Game Boy Gallery2. Nintendo (Japanese). Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  2. ^ https://www.nintendo.com/en-za/Games/Game-Boy/Game-Watch-Gallery-2-265911.html
  3. ^ Game Boy Color Gets Pushed Up. GameSpot (English). Archived February 21, 2002, 23:34:33 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  4. ^ October 21, 1998. European CGB Release Date. GameBoy Station. Archived from the original. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  5. ^ Sebastian S. (March 17, 2012). Game & Watch Gallery 2 (eShop). Nintendo-Online (German). Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  6. ^ Nintendo. Game & Watch™ Gallery 2. Nintendo of Europe. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  7. ^ Daniel Vuckovic (May 4, 2012). Nintendo Download Update – Super Crotch Rocket. Vooks. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  8. ^ Nintendo. Game & Watch Gallery 2. Nintendo of America. Retrieved December 4, 2024.

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